Batten structure for narrow-ware looms.



A. L S. WIDMER.

A.W1DMBR, BxBoUToR or s. WIDMEB, DEUD. BATTBN STRUCTURE FOR NARROW WARELOOMS.

APPLIGATION FILED MAR. a, 1911.

1,082,574. Patented Ju1y16,1912.

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.ADOLPI-I WIDIVIER .AND SAMUEL WIDMER, OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY; SAIDADOLPH wrnivnsn EXECUTOR or san) SAMUEL WIDMER, DECEASED.

BATTEN STRUCTURE FOR NARROW-WARE LOOIVIS.

Specification of Letters Patent.`

`lateinnted July 16, 1912.

Application filed March 3, 1911. Serial No. 612,069.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, AnoLrI-r WIB-MER and SAMUEL WIDMER, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Paterson, in the county of Passaic and Stateof New Jersey, have nvented certain new and useful Improve ments inBatten Structures for Narrowfare Looms, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to batten structures for narrow ware looms andparticularly to that class of such batten structures which are adaptedfor double-deck looms, to wit, looms in which the goods are woven inplanes one above the other. Prior to the issue of our U. S. PatentNo.807,524 in such batten structures the two racks for operating theshuttles were arranged one above and the other below the shuttles, theresult of which was that the work was obscured by an undesirable shadowcaused by the upper rack and its accessories. Our patented constructionremedied this diliiculty in that the upper rack was placed between thetwo shuttle planes, but it did not entirely avoid it because still ashadow is cast upon the lower row of shuttles.

ln accordance with our present invention, there is but one rackemployed, that being below both rows of shuttles and therefore makingunnecessary any elevated rack-carrying structure to darken the area ofthe goods being woven. In this and other respects which will be apparentto those skilled in the a'it in view of this specification andaccompanying drawings, notably that a lighter, less expensive and moresubstantial and durable construction is produced, our present inventionis an improvement upon the aforesaid patented construction.

Our invention is fully illustrated in the accompanying drawings,wherein,

Figure l is a rear elevation of the improved bat-ten structure, certainparts ap` pearing in section. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line -mof Fig. l; Fig. 3 is a front elevation of said batten structure, certainparts appearing in section; Fig. 4 a sectional View on the line y-g/ ofFig. 3; Figs. 5, 6 and 7 are a front elevation, an end elevation, and atop plan view showing the construction of the shuttle-block structuresof the lower set; and, Figs. 8, 9 and l0 are a front elevation, an endelevation,and a top plan view showing the construction of theshuttle-block structures of the upper set.

To the back of the hatten-proper a is attached aframe for supporting thereeds ZJ and the two sets of shuttle-blocks affording lower and upperraces for the shuttles c and CZ. Describing the said frame, c denotes aseries of uprights which are secured to the back of the hatten-proper bythe screws 7", or otherwise, the tops of the said uprights beingconnected and braced by the usual light metallic strip g. In thealternating spaces between the uprights c are arranged the reeds bcorresponding to the lower set of shuttles c, and in the remainingspaces are arranged the reeds for the upper set of shuttles d, the twosets of shuttles being disposed at different elevations. In the spacesfor the lower set of reeds, and fitted between the uprights c, aresecured the plates 7L overlapped by the plates z' which form therewithpockets or seats for the reeds, the plates 7L and z' being. secured inplace by the screws j. -Above the plates z' are secured to the backs ofthe uprights c the strips 7c against t-he front face of each of whichthe upper edge of the corresponding reed is held by the clip Z having ascrew m securing -it to the plate. Traversing the spaces for the upperset of reeds, and se- .cured to the backs of the upright e, are thestrips n, each strip having a clip o secured thereto by a screw p, thesaid clip receiving the base of the corresponding reed; the top of saidreed is held in place by a clip g secured to the rail g by a screw r.Each shuttle-block in each set (upper and lower) cornprises two parts orsections.

Referring, now, to Figs. l to Il and 5, 6, and 7, s and s designate thelower and upper parts or sections of one of the lower shuttle-blocks,the same having the grooved bearing surfaces t and t for the shuttles cwhich are provided with corresponding grooved bearing surfaces c. Thesection s is recessed at the back-and near each edge to receive platesu, screws c passing through the two sections s and s andthe plates(which bear against the back of the section s) so that the said sectionsand the plates form a unitary structure. Penetrating each end of thelower section s and the plates u are the bushings fw, and projectingforwardly from the plates u above the bushings w are the bushings On thebushings w and are ournaled the pinions y and VM Y ber 112 'meshes withthe z,respectively,each pinion 'y being received by a recess 2 cut intovthe section s from the back thereof and comprising two pinion members yand y2 Xed to Arotate together and each pinion e f3 at'the'back ofthesection s.

front faces of the uprightsc between spaces occupied by two reeds vinthe lower set of reeds by screws 4 passed through said bushings into theupriglits.

Referring now to Figs. 1 to 4 and 8, 9 and 10, 5 and 5 designate thelower and upper parts or sections of one ofthe 'upper shuttle-blocks,the same having the grooved bearing surfaces 6 and 6 Vfor the shuttlesCZ which lare provided with corresponding grooved bearing surfaces CZ.The section 5 'is recessed at theback, as at 7, to receive a plate 8secured thereto, the plate overlapping a recess 9 in which is disposed abusliing 10 fixed at its ends in said plate and the front wall of thesection. On this bushing is joui-naled'a pinion 11 comprising two pinionmembersll and 112. The section 5 is secured to the front faces of theuprights c between the spaces for two reeds Z) `of the upper set byscrews 12 penetrating its bushings 10, and the section 5 is securedabove the section 5'by thescrews 13. Each pinion mempinion c, and saidpinion member y2.

pinion e meshes with the and y are adapted The pinion members 11 to"engage the racks 'cl2 and c2, respectively, y-of the shuttles Z and o.Thus, when the 'pinions y are rotated Vby the usual rack in the mannerto be described, the p'inionmemi bers y and 11 will cause the shuttles 0andv cl all t move in the same direction at once. Asin'gle rackfordriving the trains of pinions 'and Vcorresponding shuttles is ein--ployed, the saine being marked 14 and arranged to travel in a groove 15in the top of "the batten structure, its teeth kengaging; the teeth ofthe pinion members 'y'. Back of the groove 15 the top of thehatten-proper is recessed, as at 1(5,to accommodate thepinion membersy2.

Itwill be observed that the forwardpinion 'members y anelli are arrangedinthe same vertical'planetFig. 2) and that the ,power isreceived by eachset of pinions from the rack VIand transmitted to the shuttles in such`plane, Vthe Itransmission from member Ary" 'to member. 11 beingeffected through parts (y2, z and i112.) rearwardly'oiiset relatively'to lthe rack and members fy and '114. In 'this' way, the fellofthegoods appertaining to the upper shuttles is 'vertically alinedAwith that iof lthe goods appertaining to the lower shuttles, and theltransmission of Vpower is effected in such a 'way that a more Copies fftliis pateiit may be obtained for being received by a recess r'Ehe shut-L. tle-block structure just described, thus as sembled, is readilysecured in place to the vupper pinion'engageable with upper verticallyarranged 'lower blocks, respectively,

tures Lin presence of vezcents' each,

compact structure, measured vertically, results, `the top lof the battenstructure being therefore lower with the effect of facilitating theweavers access to mechanism of the loom back of the batten.

.Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. In combination, with the hatten-proper, a skeleton frame projectingabove the same and consist-ing of relatively'narrow'uprights and arelatively narrow horizontal stripconnect- 'ing said yuprights anddisposed above and spaced from the batten-proper, a set of uppershuttle-blocks traversing alternating spaces between and connecting theuprights, a set of lower shuttle-blocks traversing the remaining spacesbetween and connectingfthe shuttle-blocks, sets of intermeshing'pinions, each set coinciding with an upright and comprising threevertically arranged pinions,feacli of substantially "no greater diameterthan the width ofthe upright, a rack arranged in the 'batten proper, andupper and lower shuttles Amovable in the upper and Alower blocks,respectively, each set of pinions including a Vlower pinion meshing with`the rack and engageable with lower shuttles, an

shuttles 'and an intermediate pinion meshing with saidupper andlowerpinions, substantially asdescribed.

2. In combination, with the batten-proper, a skeleton 'frame projectingabove the same, and consisting of relatively narrow uprights and arelativelynarrow horizontal 4strip'connecting said uprights and disposedabove and spaced fromthe-batten-proper, a set of upper shuttle-blockstraversingalternating spaces between and connecting the upright's, a setof'lowerLshuttle-blockstraversing the remaining spaces between andconnecting 'the shuttle-blocks, sets of three 'ntermeshing pinions, eachsetcvoinciding with an upright-,fa rack arranged inthe 4batten proper,and upper and lowershuttles movable in the'upper and the lower pinion ineach -set `comprising a `forward pinion member meshing with the rack anda rear pinion member, the upper pinion in each set also comprising aforward pinionpmemjber'enga'gejable with lLupper shuttles and a )rearpinion ,membeig and the intermediate pinion meshing vwith the said Erear-pinion zmembers, substantially 'as described.

ilnftestimony whereof weaiix our signatwo witnesses. l vADOLPll/llDMER.i SAMUEL `WIDl/IER.

Witnesses;

4"JOHN LEONARD,

E-VWiL D. Brian byfaddressvingthe Gommissioner fof Patents.

Washington, D. C.

